The prince is not doing his job [traveling]

After the morning court ended on the second day, the four of Xiao Yanzhi had just followed the emperor into the imperial study when they heard Zhao Kang say that Mrs. Qin Jiatai asked to see her.

The emperor turned his head to look at Xiao Yan and saw Xiao Yan's indifferent smile, so he asked Zhao Kang to bring him in.

After the emperor and Xiao Yanzhi were all seated, the grand lady of the Qin family entered the imperial study under the guidance of Zhao Kang. She was dressed in the court dress of a second-class county lady, which made the old lady look more tough. From her firm eyebrows, it is not difficult to guess the appearance of this old lady who was a womanizer when she was young, but she is still old after all. The heavy court dress on her body easily bends the old lady's back, shining brightly In addition to firmness, there was also a trace of fatigue in his eyes.

As soon as Mrs. Tai had the posture to salute, the emperor excused her and immediately gave her a seat.

"Why did Mrs. Tai come here in person? If there is anything to do, it would be great to send someone to tell me to go to the Qin Mansion." In front of Mrs. Tai, the emperor who was about the same age as Qin Tai was also a junior, not to mention that there were really too many of them back then. Mrs. care.

"Your Majesty is the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, how dare I let your majesty go to the Qin residence?" Mrs. Tai sat on her seat with a faint smile on her face.

The emperor's expression darkened, and he said: "Madam Tai is too alien to say this to me. Madam Tai is Brother Tai's grandmother, and she is also my grandmother. If I want to be filial to my grandmother, who can say anything?"

"I am terrified," Mrs. Tai smiled, and then her expression turned dark, "but I am here today to plead guilty to His Majesty."

After saying that, Mrs. Tai stood up from her seat, and was about to lift up her clothes and kneel down again.

"What is Mrs. Tai doing?"

Before the emperor could finish his sentence, Xiao Yanzhi immediately charged up and held Mrs. Tai by force.

"Mrs. Tai, please sit down quickly. I feel terrible just looking at your outfit. Mrs. Tai should sit down and talk so that my father can feel at ease." Xiao Yanzhi looked at Mrs. Tai with a smile like a spring breeze. .

Mrs. Tai looked at Xiao Yanzhi, then nodded slightly, and said, "Thank you Your Majesty and Your Highness for your kindness."

Xiao Yanzhi helped Mrs. Tai to sit up, and then retreated to his seat.

The emperor nodded slightly at Xiao Yanzhi, and then asked Mrs. Tai, "Mrs. Tai came to the palace specially today, what do you want to tell me?"

Mrs. Tai raised her head to look at the emperor, then sighed, and said: "I'm guilty, it's because I can't teach my children well, so that the juniors of the Qin family caused great disasters, I am ashamed of my Majesty."

Hearing this, the emperor's expression darkened again, he lowered his eyes and remained silent for a while, then said sadly, "Madam Tai is too serious, it's because I'm not capable enough, I haven't been able to take good care of Brother Tai and my nephew all these years, and neglected them This makes them feel dissatisfied."

"Your Majesty's words are wrong," Mrs. Tai hurriedly said, "Yu Gong, Your Majesty is now the lord of a country, and he spends all his time worrying about state affairs. It is my grandson who failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a courtier, and failed to understand His Majesty's hard work. He also failed to fulfill the loyalty of his subjects. In private, His Majesty and my grandson have been friends for many years, so he should think of His Majesty even more. How can he put His Majesty in a difficult situation for his own selfishness? He is disloyal and unjust. !"

Hearing this, a trace of pain flashed in the emperor's eyes, and then he closed his eyes.

Seeing the emperor like this, Mrs. Tai was also very heartbroken.

After a long silence, Mrs. Tai finally spoke first: "Your Majesty, my wife is grateful for your majesty's care for the Qin family these years, but the affairs of the court cannot be sloppy. My wife begs your majesty to find another wise person to replace my grandson."

"What is the meaning of Madam Tai?" The emperor suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Madam Tai in surprise.

Mrs. Tai smiled helplessly and said: "My grandson is in a high position, but he doesn't have the responsibility and ability. If His Majesty defends him again, other adults may feel dissatisfied. I don't want Your Majesty to be in a dilemma, nor my grandson. My son will embarrass the Qin family again in the court, so I have to come to ask His Majesty for face, and implore His Majesty to do it."

As she spoke, Mrs. Tai bowed her head slightly, making a gesture of bowing her head and pleading.

"Mrs. Tai, you want me to be a ruthless person..."

Mrs. Tai looked up at the emperor again, with a hint of love in her eyes, and said: "Your Majesty should also learn to be a ruthless person in the court. Your Majesty left a useless person in the court for personal reasons, and it is only a pain for yourself." That's all. Although His Majesty is a hero who saves the people from suffering, he is not an omnipotent saint after all, His Majesty should cherish himself more."

The emperor stared blankly ahead and pondered for a while, and finally said: "I understand what Mrs. Tai means, let me think about it."

Mrs. Tai nodded.

The emperor turned his head to look at Xiao Yanzhi, and said, "Yanzhi, go see off Mrs. Tai."

Xiao Yanzhi raised his eyebrows, looked at the emperor suspiciously, but replied, "Your servant takes orders."

The smile in the emperor's eyes turned, and he looked at Mrs. Tai who stood up and was about to leave.

Xiao Yanzhi scratched the corner of his mouth, and hurried to help Mrs. Tai.

Mrs. Tai did not refuse, and followed Xiao Yanzhi out of the imperial study.

After helping Mrs. Tai out of the Hall of Liangyi, Xiao Yanzhi said: "Mrs. Tai wait here for a while. My king asks someone to carry Mrs. Tai's shoulders over here."

Mrs. Tai nodded and sighed: "I'm old after all, I can't accept my old age. But half of my body has been buried in the ground, but I still have to clean up the mess for my children and grandchildren."

Xiao Yanzhi smiled and said: "The Qin family has worked hard in the Tang Dynasty and in the world. With a sensible elder like Mrs. Tai, I believe that the Qin family is still the same Qin family, it's just that the juniors are not sensible. No one will mind."

Mrs. Tai smiled and glanced at Xiao Yan, and said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to comfort me, even if no one minds, I can't get over this hurdle in my heart. The reputation of the Qin family is the hard work of my husband, and I have kept it all my life but failed. The old man is sorry for him! If it wasn't for the greedy desire to let Artest benefit the Qin family by virtue of his personal relationship with His Majesty, how could he be in the situation he is in today? His two elder brothers are knowledgeable and intelligent, but the old man sent them to the Qin family. Going out, leaving him as a martial artist in the court, this move is the wrong move of the old man!"

Xiao Yanzhi weighed it up, and then said: "Because of Qin Tai's matter, this king originally thought that the Qin family was full of people who took credit and pride, but after meeting Mrs. Tai, this king finally understood why my father was so confident and bold. Appoint so many Qin family members. How about this, if the father really decides to dismiss Qin Tai, then this king will propose to the father to transfer Qin Fu or Qin You to return to Chang'an, and it is up to them whether they can make up for their mistakes and restore the reputation of the Qin family."

Mrs. Tai was stunned, and then said gratefully: "Thank you, my lord, my lord's kindness, I will always remember it deeply."

"Ma'am, you are too polite," Xiao Yanzhi smiled, "But the relatives and disciples of the Qin family, I can't control them."

"I understand." Mrs. Tai smiled and nodded, "My son is not young anymore, it's time to enjoy the happiness."

Although they didn't mean that at first, those relatives and disciples are part of the Qin family in the eyes of outsiders, and His Majesty's willingness to use it is a sign of trust in the Qin family, but no matter how much His Majesty trusts the Qin family, Artest provoked this After the disaster, His Majesty will be wary of the Qin family no matter what, and it is already a great kindness to be able to use Ah Fu and Ah You again. How can His Majesty use others?

"Jianyu is here." Xiao Yanzhi helped Mrs. Tai down the steps in front of the Hall of Liangyi, and then helped Mrs. Tai onto the shoulder, "Mrs. Tai is careful on the road."

Mrs. Tai nodded and said with a smile: "The old man will leave, and the prince will go back soon."

Xiao Yanzhi nodded, waved his hands slightly, and the four little eunuchs raised their shoulders and carried Mrs. Tai away.Watching Mrs. Tai go away, Xiao Yanzhi returned to the imperial study.

When one of Xiao Yan entered the door of the imperial study, the emperor looked over and asked with a smile, "How is it?"

Xiao Yanzhi pursed his lips and said: "My son said that he would plead with the emperor, and allow Qin Fu or Qin You to return to Chang'an to make up for his mistakes. Besides, Duke Qin probably won't accept any more students. No one from the Qin family will say anything, and there probably won't be so many Qin family students in Qiu Wei."

Hearing this, the emperor smiled with satisfaction.

Sure enough, Yanzhi always knows what he wants, and this kid does everything with his mouth, not only fast, but also proper, and he doesn't know who he learned from.If the second child and the third child also have such a sharp tongue, then he will be much more relieved.

While Xiao Yanzhi was away, the emperor had already arranged tasks for the three of Pei Ze. After thinking about it, he felt that there was nothing for Xiao Yanzhi to do for the time being, so he sent the four of them back.

Walking out of the Hall of Liangyi again, Xiao Yanzhi was just about to sigh that the weather in the twelfth lunar month was deadly cold, but he saw Jiang Wan striding forward wearing a bright red fur cloak. Xiao Yanzhi thought about it, but swallowed his words back .

Jiang Wan reckoned that the emperor should let Xiao Yanzhi and the others leave at this time, so he calculated the time, and happened to meet the four people who came out in front of the Liangyi Hall.

"Hurry up quickly, but Ben Gong caught up with me." Jiang Wan smiled slightly panting, stopped in front of Xiao Yanzhi, then stretched out her hand to take a thick oiled paper bag from Jinxiu's hand, and handed it over. To Xiao Yanzhi, "The weather has been getting colder and colder recently. A few days ago, when the Japanese palace ordered people to prepare clothes for Shan'er, I thought of His Highness. His Highness is fighting in the south. He must not be able to withstand the cold in the north. Knowing that the winter clothes made by those in the Shangfu Bureau were not sure if they were warm enough, I asked someone to choose the best fur from the private warehouse of the palace, and made a cloak for His Highness. Don't be disgusted by His Highness. .”

"This..." Xiao Yanzhi glanced at Pei Ze, although he was a little embarrassed, but his things were delivered to him, what reason would he use to refuse? "Thank you for your kindness, Concubine, for making Concubine bother."

Xiao Yanzhi reached out to take the things.

Seeing this scene, Xu Lishan once again doubted who is Jiang Wan's biological son.

Prepare clothes for him?What about his clothes?How come he didn't see any of them?There are not many furs in the concubine's private treasury, they are all the best furs accumulated over the years, even if he asks for them, they won't give them to him, so they can be made into Xiao Yanzhi's cloak?When did the concubine become so generous?

However, Xu Lishan knew that even if he asked at this time, he would be boring himself, so he might as well not ask.

Jiang Wan smiled and said, "What's the matter? If Your Highness is missing something, feel free to send someone to the Ziwei Palace to ask for it. Oh, by the way, these packets are soup ingredients for cold-dispelling soup. Your Highness will take it home and try it out." Try." "You don't have to be like this." Xiao Yanzhi smiled helplessly, whether to pick up or not to pick up those few packages.

Jiang Wan simply piled everything on the big oiled paper bag in Xiao Yanzhi's hand.

"My palace is all ready, and His Highness just keeps it. Then I have to deliver some things to His Majesty, so I won't chat with His Highness. If His Highness is free, remember to go to Ziwei Hall to accompany me. "

"……I see."

Is it because he has done too much for Xu Lishan recently?I always feel that Concubine Jiang is more enthusiastic than before.

Only then did Jiang Wan lead the crowd into the Liangyi Hall in a hurry.

Pei Ze stared at the things in Xiao Yanzhi's hands, but reached out and took down the few packets of soup, and helped Xiao Yanzhi hold them.

Xu Liqian looked at the things in Xiao Yanzhi's hand enviously, and said: "Jiang Guifei is really kind to the emperor, my mother and concubine are not so considerate to me!"

Xiao Yanzhi laughed dryly, and looked at Xu Lishan innocently.

"...I'll go back." Xu Lishan glanced at the things in Xiao Yanzhi's hands, and strode away.

Xiao Yanzhi shrugged his shoulders and said to Xu Liqian: "It's cold, Brother Sanhuang, go back quickly, I'm leaving too."

Xu Liqian looked at Pei Ze, then at Xiao Yanzhi, and asked, "Brother Huang still lives with brother Yi?"

Xiao Yanzhi nodded generously and said, "Well, I'm still staying there today."

Xu Liqian asked curiously: "What's so interesting about Brother Yi?"

Xiao Yanzhi smiled and said, "Come and see for yourself when you have time."

Pei Ze rolled his eyes at Xiao Yan, and left first.

Xiao Yanzhi chuckled, said goodbye to Xu Liqian and hurried to catch up with Pei Ze.

On the way out of Miyagi, Pei Ze didn't say a word. After getting on the carriage back home, Pei Ze suddenly grabbed the oiled paper bag in Xiao Yanzhi's arms, and opened it on his own.

Xiao Yan was taken aback, but he didn't pay much attention to it, he just held the hand stove prepared by Zhang Shaosheng in advance to keep warm.

After unpacking the oiled paper bag and carefully looking at the fur cloak, Pei Ze had to admit that it was indeed a good thing, and Jiang Wan was really willing to part with it.

"Are you short of clothes?" Pei Ze suddenly asked Xiao Yanzhi.

"No shortage." Xiao Yanzhi shook his head, "I've been wearing your clothes since I moved into Prince Wucheng's mansion, what's wrong?"

He received quite a few winter clothes made by the Shangfu Bureau and wore them all, but as Jiang Guifei said, the winter in the north is too cold, so he took Pei Ze's The clothes come to wear, anyway, he wears more clothes than others, Pei Ze's clothes don't make much difference to him.

Pei Ze stared, threw the cloak to Xiao Yanzhi, and then kicked the door of the carriage.

"Kong Qing, go to Feng Yuan."

"Yes, my lord." Kong Qing, who was driving the car, took the reins and turned a corner without asking why, and headed for Dongshi.

Xiao Yanzhi tore off the cloak covering his face, looked at Pei Ze suspiciously: "Where are you going?"

"Make clothes."

He didn't even know that Xiao Yanzhi was wearing his clothes, but after a closer look, he found that the sleeves of the jacket Xiao Yanzhi was wearing were a little too long.

Xiao Yanzhi blinked and said, "But I have no money."

During the emperor's birthday banquet, the emperor specially gave him some money to eat, drink and have fun because he had to travel around with the mission every day, but the money was almost spent by now, Pei Ze was going to do it The clothes must not be cheap, he probably couldn't afford them.

The corners of Pei Ze's eyes twitched, and he said, "I have."

Xiao Yanzhi blinked again, then approached Pei Ze and asked, "Are you lending me, or giving me?"

If you still want to pay it back, then don't.

Pei Ze looked at Xiao Yanzhi and said, "Now what you eat is mine, what you use is mine, and half of what you wear is mine. When did I ask you for money?"

As expected of a businessman, he cares about money when it comes to money!

Xiao Yanzhi rolled his eyes and thought for a while, then chuckled, grabbed the cloak and sat next to Pei Ze, leaning on Pei Ze, Xiao Yanzhi covered both of them with the cloak.

"Why is it so cold today?"

Pei Ze took a look at Xiao Yanzhi's clothes, then frowned and asked, "You're wearing such thick clothes, why are you still cold?"

Xiao Yanzhi looked at Pei Ze pitifully: "It's just cold."

This carriage is made of wood, and there are air leaks everywhere, even if there is a brazier in the carriage, it can't stop the cold wind squeezed in through the gap, it's so cold!

Pei Ze put his arms around Xiao Yanzhi's waist, then pulled him into his arms and hugged him.

Suddenly being moved from the hard couch of the carriage to Pei Ze's lap, Xiao Yanzhi was stunned for a moment, then he nestled into Pei Ze's arms with a smile, and pulled the cloak, covering half of his face. wrap up.

After another walk, the carriage stopped in front of a clothing store in Dongshi. The moment the door opened, Xiao Yanzhi was already squatting at the door wrapped in a cloak.

"Which shop?" Xiao Yanzhi squatted at the car door and asked Kong Qing.

Kong Qing stared blankly at Xiao Yanzhi, who had no image at all, then pointed to the clothes and hats by the side of the road and said, "This is the one."

"Oh." Xiao Yanzhi turned his head to look at the cloakroom, then immediately jumped off the carriage and rushed in like a gust of wind.

Pei Ze held his forehead and got out of the carriage.

In the cloakroom, Pei Ze's good friend Feng Yuan was standing behind the counter and fiddled with the abacus. Suddenly, a group of fluffy things rushed in through the heavy curtain, which startled Feng Yuan. For a moment, he thought it was some beast. When I came in, I was about to pick up the stick at hand and go forward to knock on the stick, but I heard the sound of a person bluffing.

"It's so fucking cold!"

Feng Yuan was startled, let go of the stick in his hand, and then saw Pei Ze.

As soon as Pei Ze entered the door, he took off Xiao Yanzhi's hood first: "It's hot in his room."

Xiao Yanzhi looked at Pei Ze suspiciously.

Why doesn't he feel hot at all?

Feng Yuan was stunned again, then teased and said, "I was just doing the math, when I suddenly saw a huge fur ball rolling in, I was so scared that I almost swung it up with a stick. Why? This is your raised hair ball. pet?"

Why did Pei Ze get such a fluffy cloak to wrap around him?It was really fun to watch.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Pei Ze glared at Feng Yuan, "This is the King of Shu, Xiao Yanzhi."

"Cao Min has seen the King of Shu." After saluting, Feng Yuan looked at Xiao Yanzhi with interest, "This is the King of Shu you mentioned? Why is his surname still Xiao? Your Majesty didn't change it for him." ?”

Feng Yuan heard about the King of Shu from Pei Ze, and it was rare to hear Pei Ze talk about other people's affairs. Feng Yuan wanted to meet Xiao Yanzhi for a long time, but now Feng Yuan is just a businessman Well, if Pei Ze didn't bring him, he really wouldn't be able to see the King of Shu.

Pei Ze gave Feng Yuan a white look, and explained to Xiao Yanzhi: "He is Feng Yuan, a former lieutenant general, and changed to business after his leg was injured."

Obviously there are other things to do, but Feng Yuan insists on opening a shop to make clothes. God knows what kind of mood he felt when he first saw his lieutenant making clothes with a needle and thread. Fortunately, he is used to it now.

"Lieutenant...changed to making clothes?" Xiao Yanzhi looked at the clothes hanging in the shop, "Is cutting people the same as sewing clothes?"

Feng Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud.

Is it funny?Xiao Yanzhi looked at Pei Ze blankly.

Pei Zebai glanced at Feng Yuan, then took Xiao Yanzhi's hand and walked into the room inside the shop.

Seeing this, Feng Yuan closed the door of the shop, turned around and limped to the back.

"What clothes are you going to wear today?"

Watching Pei Ze skillfully pour Xiao Yanzhi a cup of hot tea, Feng Yuan raised his eyebrows.

Tsk tsk tsk, their Great General Pei actually takes care of others so caringly, and takes care of others so naturally, I really want to ask other brothers to take a look.

"Do it for him." Pei Ze pointed at Xiao Yanzhi, "He's afraid of the cold, so you can figure it out."

Feng Yuan curled his lips and said, "I really don't know whether to say you trust me or say you are casual. Then, please ask the King of Shu to come and take a measurement with me."

Xiao Yanzhi looked in the direction Feng Yuan pointed at: "Is there another room? It's quite big here."

After saying that, Xiao Yanzhi stood up.

Feng Yuan proudly said: "The place King Wu Cheng bought is of course big."

"So that's it." Xiao Yanzhi threw the heavy cloak to Pei Ze, and then followed Feng Yuan to the small room next to him, "It's much warmer here than outside."

After Xiao Yanzhi entered the room, Feng Yuan put down the heavy curtain.

"Probably because the room is small, so it's warmer. Is it convenient for the prince to take off his jacket?"

"Okay." Xiao Yanzhi quickly took off the thickest jacket outside.

Feng Yuan stared at Xiao Yanzhi, then stretched out his hands to pinch Xiao Yanzhi's waist, and when he pressed his hand down, it sank into a big piece, Feng Yuan said helplessly, "My lord, can you take another layer off?" ?"

How many layers did the King of Shu wear?And didn't he make this clothes for Pei Ze last year?

Xiao Yanzhi took another layer off.

"My lord...that..."

"Are you still taking it off?" Xiao Yanzhi curled his lips, "Do you want to take it all off?"

"Best."

Hearing this, Pei Ze, who was sitting outside through a curtain, finally couldn't sit still, walked to the door in two steps and opened the curtain.

"what happened?"

He remembered that Feng Yuan could measure the size just by looking at it.

Feng Yuan looked at Pei Ze helplessly and said, "If the King of Shu doesn't take off all these heavy clothes, I really can't see his size."

It was only then that Pei Ze realized that there was a mountain of clothes piled up on the table in the room, ranging from the thickest jacket to the thinner jacket.Looking at the pile of clothes, Pei Ze even wondered if Xiao Yanzhi took out all his autumn and winter clothes.

With a flash in his eyes, Pei Ze thought of another question.

Walking in front of Xiao Yanzhi in two steps, Pei Ze frowned and touched Xiao Yanzhi's waist.

"You lost weight again?"

Seeing Xiao Yanzhi circle around twice recently, he thought Xiao Yanzhi was getting fat, but it turned out that he was only wearing thick clothes, but he was thinner?